Work on your own to answer the questions. Then, share and discuss your responses with your group.
1. How does Robbins support her claim that the qualities that make students outcasts
in high school are those that make them successful in adulthood?
2. How does Robbins develop her argument that being popular in high school may
actually work against people when they enter the adult world?
3. Use the chart to identify the types of evidence Robbins uses and to evaluate its
credibility and relevance.
CLAIM EVIDENCE CREDIBILITY RELEVANCE
4. Write a paragraph in which you evaluate the validity of Robbins’s argument.
Cite evidence from your chart as examples.